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Review: Robert Eggers Remakes Nosferatu for the Horny Generation
The long-awaited remake of the legendary silent horror is prime Eggers.
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Review: Emmanuelle (or, How to Make a French Softcore Drama Super Boring)
Seriously, how do you screw this up?!
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Some Thoughts on Emilia Pérez (Oh, I Hated This Film)
This musical drama is a big awards season player. It’s also quite bad.
Sebastian Stan
Random Thoughts on A Different Man (and Sebastian Stan’s Weirdo Character Actor Era)
Sebastian Stan lets out his inner Willem Dafoe in Adam Schimberg's meta-comedy drama about acting, disability, and self-hatred.
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TIFF 2024: Conclave (a.k.a. What if Tom Hooper was Good But Still Very Silly?)
Pope it out with Ralph Fiennes and a bunch of catty cardinals.
Amy Adams
TIFF 2024: Nightbitch (and Amy Adams’ Feral Escape from Her Flop Era)
Amy Adams turns into a dog because motherhood is a bit...
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TIFF 2024: The Last Showgirl Review (and Thoughts on the Comeback Narrative of Pamela Anderson)
One of the biggest comebacks of the 2024 awards season comes covered in sequins.
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TIFF 2024: The Substance (and Some Thoughts on Demi Moore)
Live from Toronto: This body horror is gross, hilarious, and as deep as a puddle.
Anna Marie Tendler
Reading Hollywood: Men Have Called Her Crazy by Anne Marie Tendler
There’s a Mulaney-sized hole at the centre of this memoir of mental illness and patriarchy.
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Random Thoughts on Longlegs and Nicolas Cage
The much-hyped indie horror brings the king of cinematic idiosyncrasies to the forefront.
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Some Thoughts on The Bikeriders and Tom Hardy
Hot guys on bikes (liked it) and Tom Hardy’s choices (loved him.)
La Chimera
Some Thoughts on La Chimera and Josh O’Connor
A few random thoughts on a delightful film and a rising star.